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World War 2, South West Pacific, New Britain, Surrender Ceremony, HMS Glory,1945

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1945

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Senior Allied officers and Japanese officers standing at table on board ship

Historical information

Despite the designation of VP Day of 15 August 1945, the formalities of military surrender took several weeks to coordinate and finalise. General MacArthur had issued directions, as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, that no separate surrender was to be taken by subordinate formations, until after the signing on the Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September. There was still hesitation with some Japanese Commanders to enter into any surrender negotiations until they received direct instructions from Tokyo.

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cwa-org-32-P1900.2565

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2

Contextual Information

On 6 September 1945, Japanese General Imamura and Vice Admiral Kusaka embarked on the aircraft carrier HMS Glory which was riding in St George's Channel, between New Britain and New Ireland. At a ceremony held on the flght deck of the carrier later the same day, these two Japanese officers signed a Surrender Document surrendering approximately 139,000 Japanese to Lieutenant General Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee CB CBE DSO, General Officer Commanding 1st Australian Army.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOsNandynfw

Year

1945

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-4.1547761343922, 152.32802543537

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